poilu

poi·lu  (pwä-lü)

n. Slang

A French soldier, especially in World War I.

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[French, hairy, tough, poilu, from Old French pelu, hairy, from Vulgar Latin *piltus, from Latin pilus, hair.]

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poilu [ˈpwɑːluː (French) pwaly]

n

(Military) an infantryman in the French Army, esp one in the front lines in World War I

[from French, literally: hairy (that is, virile), from poil hair, from Latin pilus a hair]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poilu - a French soldier (especially in World War I) soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
	2.	poilu - thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. chicken purloo, purloo stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables